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| View Article | 8:02 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | WBEZ | Chicago's head tax was long called a job killer, but is there evidence to back that up? | https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2025/12/12/corporate-head-tax-brandon-johnson-2026-proposed-budget-job-killer-claim | For as long as it’s been alive, Chicago’s employer head tax has been derided — in one colorful way or another — as a job killer. “It’s much more than a head tax… it’s a scalping tax,” said the late Ald. John Hoellen (47th) in an hour-long debate four days … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Federal court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-court-blocks-release-hundreds-immigrants-arrested-chicago-area-crackdown | #### The Brief * * A federal appeals court paused the release of more than 600 immigrants detained during a Chicago-area immigration crackdown, saying a lower court judge exceeded his authority by ordering a blanket release. * The court, however, upheld an extension of the consent decree governing how ICE … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Chicago police officers, driver hurt in South Side crash | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-officers-driver-hurt-south-side-crash | ![Chicago police officers hurt in South Side crash][6] #### [ Chicago police officers hurt in South Side crash ][7] A driver and two Chicago police officers were hospitalized Thursday night after a crash in the Chatham neighborhood. #### The Brief * * A silver sedan ran a red light and … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Hassan Nicolas Coc-Jul: Chicago police search for missing 4-year-old last seen Wednesday | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hassan-nicolas-coc-jul-chicago-missing | #### The Brief * * A 4-year-old boy was last seen Wednesday in Little Village. * Chicago police say he was with his father and wearing a brown sweater. * Anyone with information should contact CPD or call 911. **CHICAGO** \- Chicago police are asking for the public's help in … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Daywatch: Bitter temperatures, subzero wind chills on tap for the weekend | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/daywatch-bitter-temperatures-subzero-wind-chills-on-tap-for-the-weekend/ | Good morning, Chicago. Bundle up, Chicago. As the city’s quickest start to winter in nearly 50 years persists, [ this weekend ][32] is due to bring another round of bitter cold weather, officials say. [ Expect temperatures to plunge starting tonight ][32] . After highs in the low 30s, the … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Efforts to require Asian American history in schools after anti-Asian hate starting to pay off | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/asian-american-history/ | When high school students in the West Hartford Public Schools district study World War II in the coming year, they will learn about more than just the typical hallmarks like Japanese American detention camps. They will also hear about Sadao Munemori, a soldier who died protecting comrades from a grenade. … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Brrrrr down: The 10 coldest Chicago Bears games played at Soldier Field | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/chicago-bears-coldest-games-soldier-field/ | The Chicago Bears are barely above .500 in their 10 coldest games at Soldier Field since they began playing their home games there in 1971 — including 3 wins and 2 losses against the Green Bay Packers. The Packers also played against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL’s coldest game … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Driver pronounced dead Thursday night in Jackson Park crash | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/driver-dead-thursday-jackson-park-crash/ | A driver was killed Thursday night in a crash in the Jackson Park neighborhood near 63rd Street Beach after he struck a median, Chicago police said. Officers responded shortly before 1:30 a.m. to a crash in the 6300 block of South Coast Guard Drive where a driver was headed south … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Stanley Tigerman-designed Arby's in Streeterville is long gone but not forgotten | https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2025/12/12/stanley-tigerman-arbys-streeterville-demolished-rl-restaurant | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][100] * [ Facebook ][101] * [ Bluesky ][102] * [ Email ][103] * [ Reddit ][104] * [ Flipboard ][105] A burger and fries can set you back $24 at the upscale RL Restaurant at Chicago and Michigan avenues. … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trashing ADA-friendly typeface and Somali community are examples of MAGA's intolerance | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/12/12/disabilities-typeface-somali-immigrants-racists-cinnabon-intolerance-marc-morial | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][74] * [ Facebook ][75] * [ Bluesky ][76] * [ Email ][77] * [ Reddit ][78] * [ Flipboard ][79] What does the [ typeface used on the U.S. State Department’s ][80] website have to do with a [ … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chuy Garcia's career centered on uplifting Latino community | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/12/12/jesus-chuy-garcia-trump-republicans-drug-smugglers-somalis-maga | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][61] * [ Facebook ][62] * [ Bluesky ][63] * [ Email ][64] * [ Reddit ][65] * [ Flipboard ][66] U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia has spent his entire public life fighting for immigrant families like mine — families … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Family's collective mental health is declining rapidly | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2025/12/12/dearabby-today-dear-abby-familys-collective-mental-health-is-declining-rapidly | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][53] * [ Facebook ][54] * [ Bluesky ][55] * [ Email ][56] * [ Reddit ][57] * [ Flipboard ][58] **DEAR ABBY:** As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trump administration's 'worst of the worst' includes pregnant, postpartum women | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/12/12/immigration-policy-inhumane-pregant-nursing-women-trump-mona-charen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][43] * [ Facebook ][44] * [ Bluesky ][45] * [ Email ][46] * [ Reddit ][47] * [ Flipboard ][48] Absorbing the news about the brutal treatment of detainees, to say nothing of the outright murder of “suspected” drug … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man dies in wreck near 63rd Street Beach | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12/12/man-dies-in-wreck-near-63rd-street-beach | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][35] * [ Facebook ][36] * [ Bluesky ][37] * [ Email ][38] * [ Reddit ][39] * [ Flipboard ][40] A motorist has died after plowing head-on into a median late Thursday near 63rd Street Beach in the Jackson … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Woman runs red light, crashes into cop car in Fuller Park | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/12/12/woman-runs-red-light-crashes-into-cop-car-in-fuller-park | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][27] * [ Facebook ][28] * [ Bluesky ][29] * [ Email ][30] * [ Reddit ][31] * [ Flipboard ][32] A 33-year-old woman was given several citations after she ran a red light and plowed into a police car … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | NFL picks: 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is working his magic | https://chicago.suntimes.com/nfl/2025/12/12/nfl-picks-49ers-titans-christian-mccaffrey | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][20] * [ Facebook ][21] * [ Bluesky ][22] * [ Email ][23] * [ Reddit ][24] * [ Flipboard ][25] LAS VEGAS — If not for Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson, perhaps even Dak Prescott, Christian McCaffrey’s trophy case … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | What the Cubs' signings say about their approaching to building the 2026 bullpen | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2025/12/12/what-the-cubs-signings-say-about-their-approaching-to-building-the-2026-bullpen | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] At the beginning of the week of winter meetings, the [ Cubs ][15] talked over the metamorphosis of their … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man charged with attacking 3 women in the Loop | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/12/12/man-charged-with-attacking-3-women-in-the-loop | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A 40-year-old man is scheduled to appear in court Friday accused of battering three women in the Loop earlier … |
| View Article | 8:01 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | Chicago Reader | Chicago Public Library doesn’t exist without its workers | https://chicagoreader.com/columns-opinion/opinion/opinion-chicago-public-library-2026-budget-cuts/ | As City Hall scrambles to close the over $1 billion deficit, and Mayor Brandon Johnson implores all departments to tighten their belts, cuts are quietly and disproportionately assigned to the Chicago Public Library (CPL). Despite years of understaffing, the mayor’s budget proposal called for the elimination of library vacancies, along … |
| View Article | 8 a.m. | December 12, 2025 | CBS Local | Eviction deadline Friday for residents of South Shore apartment, previously raided by federal agents | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/eviction-deadline-friday-south-shore-apartment/ | Friday is the eviction deadline at the South Shore apartment that made national headlines earlier this year after it was r [ aided by federal immigration agents ][1] . The building, at 75th and South Shore, is now in foreclosure. A judge called it a "fire trap" and approved an … |